A fall of epic proportions. The champion won the first nine games, but was still fired – Sport.cz

The New York Post says the result is a collapse of massive proportions. After 33 minutes of the match, in which Stephens dominated nine games from the start, only a madman would bet on a conversion. The French woman dropped six of her opening sessions, looking completely out of sorts at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

“I was a little nervous at first. Sloane moved well and made me very sad. But I kept fighting. I found a way to get through the game,” said Burelová after the game.

The night session turned into a nightmare for Stephens. All the French had to do was play a little more aggressively, and suddenly the home team didn’t know what to do. She lost seven of her last nine serves, failed to reach match point and simply looked in disbelief as the end of the match approached.

At this year’s Australian Open, something similar happened to the experienced Romanian Sorana Kirstea, who also led 6:0 and 4:1 in the duel with the Chinese Wang Ja-fan, but lost the last two games in the match. – see 5:7, 2:6.

Seven years ago, Stephens caused a stir in Flushing Meadows when she defeated seven opponents (Vinciová, Cibulková, Bartyová, Görgesová, Sevastová, V. Williamsová, Keysová) with protected rankings and went smart for the cup. Less than a year later, she still played in the final of the French Open and was ranked third in the world. She was a very unpopular opponent for Karolína Plíšková, with whom she has a record of 6:1.

However, the last seasons have not been wonderful for the 31-year-old tennis player. She is currently 62nd in the world, and of the Grand Slams she is doing best in Paris. In New York, however, she was also eliminated in the first round last year (by Brazilian Haddad Maia).

However, she wrote a much more difficult story Tuesday night under the lights, with a cloudy ceiling and in front of a surprised audience on the main court in Corona Park. After all, Burelová surprised him with her comeback, who will now go to Belarus against Azarenkova.

“As a kid, I always wanted to play a night session in New York,” said the winner. After nine games, it was hard for her to imagine how good the game would be for her in the end.